A/N: Here's the second part, told from Holly's POV. Posted with permission from the creator himself, xXHawkeye1337Xx.
Again and again, as I always say (and I will never tire of saying this):
DISCLAIMER : I DO NOT OWN RWBY. ALL CREDIT GOES TO (RWBYGOD) MONTY OUM AND ROOSTERTEETH.
The spotlights are on...
Holly knew he'd do this.
She'd waited for Dante to show up hours ago. Now she was lost in the forest. Holly braced one foot against a tree, ready to climb. But a sound behind her forced her to whirl.
"Who's there?" She called.
Silence.
Holly narrowed her eyes, and scanned the trees left to right.
Nothing.
She slipped off the near invisible hair band on her head, and her wolf-like ears flipped up. They were sore from being held down for so long, but Holly ignored it.
She carefully picked her way through the brush, until she heard it again. It almost sounded like… Breathing…
"Tch…" Holly extended her right hand, and her scythe materialized in a flash of purple light. Holly twirled it about herself, stopping to hold it with both hands. She listened carefully. Yes, it was definitely breathing… But who…?
She got her answer as a Beowulf lurched forward from a bush beside her. Holly spun her blade around her body, and caught the beast's middle. The body split in two and fell behind a tree. Holly tensed. Her ears twitched as she heard them, and then smelled them.
'Two, maybe three more' she thought, raising her blade over her shoulder. She turned her body, and her eyes widened as a Beowulf swung a clawed paw at her. She batted it away then spun, her weapon slashing the beast's knees and throat. Yet another lunged for her, and succeeded in tackling her to the ground. Holly channeled her aura into her weapon, and blasted the beast off of her. She jumped back to her feet, and held the scythe low by her side. Black and purple smoke swirled around her. Holly smirked, her form flickering before re-appearing in front of the Beowulf. She winked, and downward slash decapitated the beast instantly. Holly crouched, the staff of her scythe across her shoulders, and glanced from side to side. She smirked. Holly remained in place for several moments before she relaxed.
"Scaredy-wulves." She said, standing up. But then the breathing was behind her. Holly jerked around, but the Beowulf was quicker. Holly screamed as it clawed her back, leaving three rips in her coat, through her shirt skin. Holly spun into a roundhouse kick that hit the Beowulf squarely in the jaw, and sent it flying.
"That's what you get, punk!" She bellowed, but gasped as the pain kicked in. Holly began jogging through the trees. She held her scythe one-handed on her right, and stopped.
"Guh… L-Let me go, Damnit… " A voice choked out. Holly sliced through a tall bush, and found herself in a small clearing. Two Ursaj stood, one bear-hugging a Faunus girl and slowly cutting off her breathing, while the other seemed to tend to its arm severed at the shoulder.
She looked like she was defeated. Holly set her jaw. She had worn that look once.
Holly sprung through the brush, catching the attention of both of the large Grimm. She aimed, and threw her scythe. It had just begun to cleave through one of the Ursaj's arms
"Don't give up!" Holly shouted. But then everything began to fade-
"Whoa!" Holly woke with a scream. She lay on her back on the roof of Beacon's dorm building, the sky dark, and littered with glinting stars. She blinked. Had it all been a dream?
"W… What?" She lifted her arm over her eyes. Her watch said 1:05 AM.
"Oh, jeez… I fell asleep?" Holly yawned, and stretched her arm behind her head. She should've gone back inside the dorm with Dante hours ago. Ah well. The wolf-girl stood, stretched on her tip-toes with a sigh, and swung over the side of the roof onto the balcony of her dorm room. She went inside and kicked off her combat boots before collapsing into bed. She briefly wondered who the girl in the dream was. She'd never seen her before…
And why had the dream felt so real?
The next morning, Holly stood in the hall, hands balled into lethal fists at her sides. She glared ahead as Cardin and his team blocked her path. She had intended to grab breakfast, changed into her usual combat boots, T-shirt and coat, and had left her dorm room without Dante. But Cardin and Russel had stopped her, and Dove and Sky had soon followed suit. The four of them formed a wall of insults that infuriated Holly further and further.
"Tell me real quick, do you like bacon, or jerky flavored dog treats?" Cardin sneered.
Dove was next. "What were you planning on getting for breakfast, some kibble?"
"Hey Cardin, whaddaya bet her roommate has her sleep on a mat outside their room, 'stead of in a bed?" Russell added. The team exploded into laughter. Holly set her jaw. She'd had enough.
"If you know what's good for you, you'll all get out of my way. Unless you'd like a lesson in pain." Holly rolled up the sleeve of her coat, revealing her cross tattoo. She would've formed her weapon instantly, but over Cardin's shoulder, she could see two girls walking toward them.
And one of them was the girl from the dream, standing there looking straight at her with a shocked face.
There you have it.
Reviews, comments, reactions welcome.
Sanguis out.